Quality of Butter. Misrepresentation
Considerable misrepresentation is taking place at present in regard to the quality of butetr being sold to the public, the deception occurring more…
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Farming & the land, 1917
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Wool Made from Blue-stone a New Australian Industry
A less likely substance from which to spin wool than basalt rock, or, as it is popularly called, bluestone could hardly be found. Yet this unpromising material (says the Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence. Farms for Soldiers. (To the Editor of "The Forbes Advocate.")
Sir,—I crave space in your valuable paper for a few remarks. I was not at the soldier-farmers' meeting at Forbes on Saturday, but I carefully…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field Original Articles Intensive Cultivation
The problem of successful farming nowadays, and particularly the problem of small holdings, must depend for its solution on intensive culture, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pigs and Pork. Grazing Crops for Young Pigs.—Do They Pay?
Does the grazing method of raising pigs pay? To that question Mr. P. Sommerlad, a member of the Leech's Gully branch of the Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Storage
The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the wheat storage question has presented its report to the Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Matters Feminine. Sheep's Vein Transferred to a Man
An extraordinary surgical operation is reported from Paris. It appears that on the 9th inst. a doctor who is well known in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conversions Into Homestead Farms
The holder of any, C.[?] (Including [?] Homestead Selection, Homestead Grant, Conditional Purchase Lease…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Farmer. Dry Farming
"The most fatal error in modern farming," says Dr. Wm. Macdonald, Dry Land Agronomist of Natal, "is the careless preparation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pigs and Pork. Grazing Crops for Young-pigs. Do They Pay?
Docs the grazing method of raising pigs pay? To that question Mr. P. Sommerlad, a member of the Leech's Gully branch of the Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cowra Free Press U83 Soft Words and Hard Arguments Saturday, June 16th, 1917 Local and General To Farmers and Others!
Be economical! Save your tallow and kitchen fat, and get 8/- per kerosene tin full at the Cowra Soap Works, Brisbane Street Don't forget to tell your friends,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notea are issued every week. under the personal supervision 61 the Hon. W. C. Grahamae, M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 319. the Orchard. Laying Out and Planting. The Construction of Retaining Drains
If the site is a fairly steep slope and there is any danger of washaways of surface soil, the first consideration should be the location of surface drains…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial News. Goulburn Cattle Sale
W. H. Wheathey reports having yarded 2300 head of cattle on Thursday last to a very large and representative attendance of buyers from Riverima,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool, Stock and Produce
John Bridge and Co. Ltd., report under date 10th June, 1917:- Wool.—Many of the arrivals of the early shorn wools show an increase…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales. Second Field Wheat Competition
The Council of the R.A.S. has decided to carry on the field wheat competitions which were begun last season. The division embraced in the first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SOLDIER-FARMERS. (To the Editor of "The Forbes Advocate.")
Sir,—I was very much interested in reading accounts in both of the [?]oe[?]l papers of the meeting to advise the Minister and Government, as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Re Farms for Soldiers. (To the, Editor of "The Forbes Advocate.")
Sir,—I read in your issue of 15th inst., Mr Doyle's remarks about a meeting re the "Repatriation scheme for Returned Soldiers." I cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World of Sport. Warwick Farm Races
Following are the results of the above races held Saturday. Hurdle Race: Rushcutter 1, Algous 2, Kenerette 3. Winner 5 to 1. Won by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Sheep and Cattle
Prospects of reduced sheep and cattle supplies, owing to the improved pastoral outlook, kept biddings right up to the mark at Homebush last…
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